Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M7 , wow !
From: Mark Kronquist <mak@teleport.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 12:52:25 -0600

do they want to unload that fiddly, crappy old M6 cheap?  :  )

> From: BOB KRAMER <BobKramer@COOPERCARRY.com>
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 15:46:50 -0500
> To: "'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'"<leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] M7 , wow !
> 
> Now, now, B.D.  You are going to run out of liquid real fast if you keep
> pissing on everyone's parade! ;-)
> 
> You know.  I remember a thread a while back where someone was frustrated as
> hell because they were trying to shoot with an M6 at Mardi Gras and the
> lighting kept changing, and they kept missing shots because they were
> constantly fiddling with the aperture.  I think the person even bought a
> Canon Rebel on the spot, and said the Rebel shots were a lot better than the
> M6 shots.
> 
> So who knows.  The AE Leica really might improve a lot of people's
> photography, allowing them to concentrate on focus and composition.  It
> won't do it for me, and I gather it won't do it for you, and that's cool.
> But it really might be just the ticket for a lot of folks.
> 
> And besides.  How important *was* the first man on the moon?  Might have
> improved Hasselblad sales, I suppose.  Got me drinking Tang, back in the
> hippie days...
> 
> BK
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: B. D. Colen [mailto:bdcolen@earthlink.net]
>> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 2:47 PM
>> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> Subject: RE: [Leica] M7 , wow !
>> 
>> 
>> THIS is as important as the first man on the moon? That is a
>> really, really
>> sad commentary on something or other. Flash aside, what will
>> this camera
>> allow anyone to do that will improve their photography over
>> what it is using
>> an M6TTL. (I'm not asking if you like the features, or if
>> there are things
>> you think will be more "convenient," I'm asking how this will
>> improve your
>> photography?
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